the girl next door ~ george russell

part 8

i was sat in the taxi on the way back to our apartment complex with george after a very thrilling yacht ride. i couldn't help but yawn after the tiring day in the paddock and the many events over the past week.

"tired?" george asks, his british accent becoming to be not as annoying as it used to.

"very. it's been so busy this past week with event and photoshoots. and i still need to walk archie. poor guy, he's been inside all day." i say, groaning to myself.

"if you want, i can walk him?" george offers.

"w-what? are you sure?"

"yeah, sounds fun."

"but surely you are more tired then me, i mean your the one racing for gods sake."

"well i'm used to it, and i get away with anything. if i wanted, i could go to sleep between practice and quali."

"you really don't have to george, archie can be a lot to deal with at times."

"im sure i can deal with him, after all he's only a small dog. what breed is he?"

"corgi."

"easy stuff. it will be a walk in the park."

"thank you so much, i owe you one seriously."

"how about you and me go for a drink then."

"yeah, sure. we can discuss a day later?"

"sounds like a plan." george says as the taxi pulls to a stop outside of the apartment complex.

we both enter the elevator, neither of us wanting to take the stairs. during the journey up though george admits to once taking the stairs for a challenge and regretting it after the first floor.

we part ways and enter our own apartments, george to change into something more suitable and me to feed archie.

20 minutes later, i hear a knock on my door which i immediately know to be george. i go to open the door and let him in whilst putting archie on a leash.

"alexandra, you should change into something more comfortable." george says softly.

"no, archie needed feeding." i say.

"here, i'll put archie on the leash and you go change alright? i don't want to sound mean, but you look tired."

"thank you." i say, smiling at george before heading to my room to change.

(outfit below)

i throw on the first comfortable thing i could find, not wanting to keep george waiting for long. before leaving my room, i grab my extra key and bring it with me.

"just in case i don't hear you at the door." i say, handing george the key.

"thank you. and archie is all leashed up." he says, stroking archie's back.

"thank you so much for this george." i say. smiling at him with my dimples showing.

"it's no problem, i'll be about 20-30 minutes?"

"that's perfect, thank you. i'll see you two later." i say, as they head to the door and i lock it behind them.

i walk over to my couch, and lie down on it. i wanted to stay awake to see archie and george come back, so decide to turn on the tv.  but my efforts were useless and i was asleep within minutes.

george's pov:

just incase alexandra was asleep, i didn't want to knock on the door and wake her up, so i use the key she gave me.

i creep into the house, holding archie in my arms so he couldn't wake alexandra up either. i walk into the living room and see her asleep on the couch with the tv playing.

i turn the tv off before talking off archie's leash and placing him inside his cage to sleep. to my surprise he lies down immediately.

i walk back over to alexandra, still fast asleep on her couch. i'm not gonna lie, but she didn't look the most comfortable. i gently pick her up, and carry her into her bedroom and place her on the bed.

her jumper had lifted up slightly, so i move it down before covering her with the comforter. i couldn't help but smile at her, she looked so peaceful and gorgeous.

i regret all those months making her think that i hate her, when really i just didn't know how to act around her because of how much i liked her. but now, these past 48 hours i've seen a new side of her. how much she cares for people.

and it's so much more attractive then her looks. and god she's gorgeous.

and now she's not acting as if she hates me, i hope i finally have a chance with her. i can't ever forgive myself for how i treated her, and i even i wouldn't give myself a chance. but i really fucking hope she will give me a chance.

i realise how creepy i looked right now, so i head towards the door and turn off the light before shutting the door and leaving. i lock the door behind me and head to my own apartment to sleep. but i couldn't sleep, my mind was full of thoughts about her.

seeing as i couldn't sleep, i decide to go for a run to clear my mind. not that i didn't want to think about her, because i do mostly think about alexandra. but i really need to sleep if i want to impress her tomorrow.

|| authors note ~ hope you enjoy 🫶🏼

what. a. race. day.

to start with, i'm soooo happy for kimi!!! i was stood up for the majority of the race!!! but i felt bad for lando in the race, but im still sooo happy oscar got his first win but idk it should have happened differently!